Hey guys. I’m 25F. I was raised in the Middle East, Dubai/Bahrain and have had a fabulous life there. I moved to italy a couple of years ago and loved it way more than I liked the Middle East. It started to feel like home there. I’m a national of a horrible weak country so I don’t have the option to just pack my bags up and move.
My husband is American so I moved to America about 4 days ago but am finding it extremely hard to adjust. I’ve travelled here before but have not loved it as much so moving here permanently has been extremely challenging. I keep crying everyday no matter what I do, I’m struggling to adapt and fit in.
Any advice to overcome this?
Just came to say its perfectly normal and even a natural response to feel depressed being in the US. There are millions of people there who feel the same way having been born and raised there and are miserable despite some of the advantages. Big pharma, mass media, professional sports, and the alcohol industry make record profits year after year to convince people otherwise. Just try to do your best to cope, try to find joy in the little, simple things as best you can. Maybe try to find things that interest you around food, art, nature, music, education, etc that you can easily plan to visit or immerse yourself in.